The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-01
Present Condition of the Crops.


CHICAGO July 31.-The following crop sum-
mary will appear in this weeks issue of the Far
mers' Review The continued drought in many
of the States has materially damaged the corn
crop. Where local rains have fallen the injury,
however, is not as vet serious. The oats crop at
this date is turning out light, expected
The winter wheat yield in the different States,
according to the reports Of correspondents
is follows. Nineteen counties in Illinois
port average of 10 % bushels. Wayne and
White counties report the yield as low bush
els, aud Hancock and Kankakee counties at 20
to 80 bushels. Ten Indiana counties report an
average yield of IA 35 bushels The highest
yield reported Is in Carroll county. 20 bushels
Thirteen counties in OHIO report IA bushels
Seven Michigan counties report IL 81 bushels.
Wisconsin counties report IL 2-3 bushels. Five
counties in Kentucky report IL 20 bushels.
Thirteen counties in Missouri report fraction
under 81 bushels Seven Kansas counties. 10 81
bushels
The average yield of spring wheat in the diff
ferent States is as follows. Eleven counties III
Iowa. 10 2-5 bushels. In Fayette county the
county the crop has been destroyed, cause not
mentioned. Considerable damage has been done
throughout the State by chinch bugs. Five
Counties in Minnesota report ID bushels Sher-
bourne county reports the crop ruined there by
drought aud chinch-bngs Ten counties in
Nebraska. 10 bushels, with DAMAGE by drought
counties, Is Is bushels.
The average condition of the corn crop,
ported from the different States is as follows:
Twenty-three counties in Illinois place it at
average of 16 per cent, with damage by drought
In almost every county reporting. Ten Indiana
counties report average condition OF TO
per cent, being 26 per cent. lower than week
ago, from the effects of the general drought.
The average reported by thirteen Ohio counties
is 80 per cent, the damage by drought as
yet having been slight. Nine Michigan counties
report an average condition of 90 per cent and
some complaint of drought WiscoE sin reports
its average condition at 50 per cent. Corn
quires rain badly lie Kentucky. but in Missouri
Is IN fine condition. eleven counties reporting
average condition of 107 per cent. Nine
Kansas counties report average condition for
weather and hot winds. In Iowa the crop
is still in fine condition, but with
plant of drought and clinch- bugs; fourteen
counties report an average condition of JOG per
cent. Six counties in Minnesota report an
average of 90 per cent. and complain of drought
and insects Ten Nebraska counties place their
average at 90 per cent and ten counties in
freshine rains have fallen. helping crops gen.
orally.
Reports the yield Of oats beginning to
come in. Eighteen counties in Illinois report an
average yield of % 40 bushels ten Indiana
counties. 2S 5 bushels; eleven Ohio counties.
81 All bushels; eight counties in Michigan,
trlde under 80 bushels; six Wisconsin counties,
323 bushels eleven Missouri counties, 40 bush
els; seven counties in Kansas, SO bushels: six
counties. So 1-3 bushels; ten Nebraska counties,
33 1-5 bushels; ten Dakota counties, 80 bushels.
Other crops are in much the same condition
last week, with no improvement